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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1887
Page
7
A Lowell excerpt speaks in lyric fragments about humble life and inner contentment. It contrasts low born toil with quiet joy, noting wind and Indian summer, bare branches, and fruit gathered for aging eyes to behold spring’s blossoms.
Boris Mirskow recounts a dazzling yet deadly scene in St. Petersburg involving the Prince de B and his wife, the Princess de B, amid scandals of artful gambling and infidelity. Olga the gypsy lover incites a dramatic confrontation ending with the prince seizing his child and accusations of kidnapping.
Boris de Mirskow recounts a prince’s dramatic duel threat over a coquette Elza de B- The bet centers on ecarte with lives at stake and a final twist reveals the prince cheated then vanished The scene unfolds in a guarded palace as witnesses and the princess stay silent The translated tale ends with a disclaimer of scandal and fate.
Z IL White in American Magazine describes a two cause theory of illness. A wandering soul damages the body unless captured and redeposited by the medicine man who uses a carved hollow bone and a rattle to restore the soul and health.
A Burlington Free Press quote notes the man who values being right will never lack chances. A Roxbury father recalls a boy and neighbor girl who met in a playful exchange about prayers, revealing how they became acquainted in light dialogue.
An experienced sportsman notes that bats are extremely hard targets because of their speed and sharp turns. He explains that stab holes through wings rarely kill them, and tells of a bat that reportedly flew away with twenty holes, illustrating the difficulty of felling these swift creatures.
A reporter probes for news, but sources reply in terse terms about a seven percent rate on secured traveler deals. The exchange hints at routine interest and standard charges without new developments.
A reporter observes frantic scene on West Street as a steamer bound for New England departs. Passengers dash aboard with trunks and bundles, while couples race the gang plank and chase last-minute checks, leaving two exasperated bystanders to watch the boat sail away.
A new benefit club named Yoko-Haiska starts in Yokohama with enterprising members paying about a guinea monthly into a fund. Three members are drawn to receive European travel prizes: ten years, five years, and one year respectively. The club plans to imitate itself in Japan’s major cities.
The excerpt cites umbrellas in varied roles from myth to battle lore. It mentions Venus of Milo in an art gallery, a theory of an accident, and notes Lord Kerr and Osman Pasha using umbrellas in military contexts. The text blends humor with historical allusions from the New York Sun.
The quote recalls Shad preferring six months in a tent with Mark Hopkins and bread and water over six years at a grand continental university. It frames a wartime era debate on practical study versus traditional grand universities.
The obituary recounts Gen Alexander W Doniphan prominent Missouri figure born near Maysville Kentucky in 1808. He led Missouri volunteers in the Mexican War marching to Santa Fe and Chihuahua, won at Buena Vista, and later served in Missouri politics and the 1861 peace conference with Lincoln. He died at his Richmond home.
An 1876 gift bell cast for Cologne Cathedral used 50 000 pounds of gun metal from French ordnance. Weighing 27 tons with a 1200 pound clapper, it was consecrated after Franco German tensions eased. The cast required 22 guns worth of metal and 10 000 pounds tin. inscriptions praise the emperor and a pious restoration of empire.
Two Irishmen joke about rail travel rights in Texas. One claims ten years on all Texas rails entitles an annual pass while the other counsels a semi annual pass as the wiser choice. The quip reflects regional humor and wordplay typical of the era.
In a clipped exchange, Mrs. Snavely of Birmingham, Alabama responds to a tease about a dip, signaling a lighthearted moment in a social page. The snippets center on real estate talk and casual gossip amid party chatter.
The Kettle River Sandstone company based in St Paul has incorporated. Other notes include a Mexico celebration for Diaz birthday and independence anniversary. A monument drive starts for victims of the Mitchellstown affray in Ireland.
Exeter, capital of Devonshire, famed for its cathedral and ancient walls, appears alongside sports notes. Baseball talk covers New York payrolls, Detroit leading leagues, Stagg turning pro, and umpiring disputes with Clarksons, plus league histories and player injuries.
Minnie Hank will commence an American tour in the autumn. Mr. Booth and Mr. Lawrence Barrett have begun their joint tours. During Minnie Palmer's tour of the world she contrived to add about $4,000 worth of jewels to her collection. McCaull has made a genuine success with Von Suppe's Bellman in New York. Wallick's theatre is crowded nightly. A floating island has formed in Lake Apopka Florida. A 4 months old child was bitten by a rat at Decatur Ills and died from the effects. Joseph Watson of Huntingdon Pa has a hickory rocking chair that has been in use for 118 years. The Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of London now entertaining Boston's Ancients and Honorables is just 850 years old. The heaviest man in New Hampshire is dead. His name was Frank Brown he was no farmer near Dover and weighed 423 pounds.
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